Birding Locations In Savannah

Coastal Georgia is a great place to watch birds. To start with, we have a marvelous assortment of birds that find this a hospitable place to live all year long. A backyard feeder in almost any neighborhood will attract an assortment of seed-eating birds, including cardinals, chickadees, titmice, woodpeckers, finches, blue jays, and nuthatches. In addition to these residents, there are the tourists – birds that visit Georgia for a season. Neo-tropical migrants like hummingbirds and painted buntings come up for the summer nesting season. Ducks, sparrows, goldfinches, and waxwings come for our temperate winter climate and more abundant food.

Savannah anchors the north end of the Georgia Colonial Coast Birding Trail, which will provide you with the opportunity to see and enjoy the beauty of the birds and glimpse the fascinating history of this land and its residents. More than 300 species of birds (75 percent of the total species of birds seen in Georgia) have been spotted at the 18 sites along the birding trail. Visit the Georgia’s Colonial Coast Birding Trail website for more detailed information about all sites on the trail.

Just 15 minutes from downtown Savannah. The Laurel Hill Wildlife Drive, located on SC 170, is a four-mile loop trail that takes you through tidal fresh water wetlands that were formerly rice plantations.

Here you will find something to see year-round, including alligators!

Habitat: Tidal fresh water wetlands that were formerly rice plantations